By Laura Niebauer Palmer There Are No Mother’s Day Cards For Broken Relationships
Every May, I wrestle with, what is for me, the most highly fraught holiday of the year—Mother’s Day. As I…
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A Mother Doesn’t Stop Being a Mother When Her Son Is Grown
I saw you in pain today. Not a physical pain, where I could hand you a Band-Aid or two Advil…
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When it’s Time To Let You Go
Setting your babies free is not easy like a day at the beach. When they’re little, splashing joyfully on the…
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I See the Adult You Are Becoming and I Couldn’t Be Prouder
My son took me out for a Coke on Friday. He’s gotten his learner’s permit, so he drove and navigated…
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By Jennifer Ross Dear Mom, You Made Me a Better Person
Dear Mom, You have made me a much better person lately but not in the usual ways. It was your…
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By Jess Ronne Mom, You Did the Best You Could and it Was Enough
“Hey, come here a minute,” I motioned to my 19-year-old son, Caleb. "I have a question for you." “What?" He…
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By Betsy Moore Sometimes Sisters Aren’t Best Friends—And That’s OK
Sisters, we don't have to be best friends. I still love you both. When I was five years old, sisters,…
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By Erin Eddy I Hit the Mother-In-Law Jackpot
My mother-in-law delivered this pan to our doorstep with a hot meal tucked inside. Pizza burgers, she called them, before…
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By Laura Hanby Hudgens I Hope My Grown Children Settle Close To Home
There’s no shortage of memes and articles on the Internet about how simultaneously heartbreaking and gratifying it is for parents…
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Dementia is Stealing My Mother Away and I Miss Her So Much
I miss my mom. The things I miss about her surprise me. I miss how easily she put an elaborate…
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By Claudia Caramiello It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College
“You need to stop this,” my mother said one evening when I called her in tears. “Join a book club,”…
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By Sandy Brannan No Matter How Much Your Children Grow, You Don’t Outgrow Motherhood
I love looking at my children. I always have. I remember rocking them, holding them just so I could look…
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